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SMC 10/92 page 2 There were a couple of conditions that were in violation but were remedied prior to the end of the inspection. An NOV was not issued for these conditions. The 36" CMP, under the access road just prior to the Sanborn Creek portal, was crushed about halfway. SMC used aPort-a-power to jack the CMP back into position. There did not appear to have been any flows through the pipe that had been impeded. The Bear and Hubbard Canyon areas and the side of the mine area away from the state road did not have perimeter markers posted. The mine area had a couple on this side, but not nearly enough to distinguish where the boundary lay. SMC erected fence posts with PVC casings,~to match the existing markers, before the end of the inspection. The gob pile designs in the approved permit did not have any drainage designs for the pile. The 100 yr. ditch around the pile was intermittent on one side and non-existent on another side. SMC had submitted designs to MLRD for review as part of the "mid-term review process. To avert an enforcement action, MLRD - - - - reviewed the plans and found them adequate. The inspector issued a Field Minor Revision (# MR-12), for the designs and the operator constructed a ditch around the entire pile to meet those designs. Three sift fences were replaced prior to the end of the inspection. SMC and MLRD felt that possibly the hunters in the area had kicked holes in them recently. Other conditions existed that displayed the potential to become violations if maintenance is not pertormed soon. They are not in violation at this time. The berm around the storage area, "K-Mart flats", needs to be reworked. This berm appears to be very weathered in some places and could allow the runoff to discharge over the slope. The Hubbard Creek silt fences that were not replaced during this inspection will need replacing soon. UV light breaks down this material and the fences appear to be quite old. SMC must be more careful in the use of storage areas. The road to the Sanborn Creek portal had a wide spot between the mine water discharge pond and the portal that was being used as temporary storage for rock dust, etc. If SMC wishes to continue using this location, it must be approved as such in the permit.